Job description

Job responsibilities

Your role will be to:

• Oversee and co-ordinate the psychology service at Cygnet Paddocks.
• Provide line management and supervision to the psychologist and assistants on site
• Provide line management and supervision to other psychologists in the national neuropsych ology department.
• Contribute to the Cygnet national neuropsychology department through attending and chairing meetings, presenting case studies, supporting the development of standardised practice, leading/contributing to service development projects, service related research and promoting positive governance practices.
• Positively contribute to the multidisciplinary team at Cygnet Paddocks.
• Carry out psychological assessments & provide therapy to individuals & groups.
• Support Cygnet Paddocks to implement the positive behaviour support approach to managing residents, including providing staff support and training and ensuring all residents at Cygnet Paddocks have an up to date positive behaviour support plan that is reflective of their needs.
• Collaboratively develop care plans, risk assessments and risk management measures with the MDT.
• Provide training & supervision to colleagues, and consultation to teams.
• Evaluate the local and national neuropsychology/neuropsychiatry service, contribute to its development & carry out clinical research.
• Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.

We are looking for someone who is...

• A HCPC registered Practitioner or Neuro Psychologist, ideally with experience of working in a neuro-rehabilitation and/or mental health/forensic settings.
• On the British Psychological Society Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists or working towards this.
• On the British Psychological Society register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors or eligible for entry onto this.
• Passionate about working with people presenting with complex range of Neuropsychological difficulties.
• Capable of providing treatment for people with cognitive impairments such as memory problems, executive functioning difficulties, language difficulties alongside mental health difficulties, self-harm, physical & verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug & alcohol problem where appropriate and associated with Neuropsychological issues.

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• Salary: £77,910 per year
• 32 hours per week
• £4,000 towards relocation costs
• Strong career progression opportunities into management roles
• Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities
• Expert clinical supervision & peer support
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Widnes

WA8 5UY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a broad range of general practice nursing services, including health promotion, preventative healthcare, immunisation and vaccination, wound care, screening and long-term condition management.

The Practice Nurse will work collaboratively with GPs, Healthcare Assistants, Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists and administrative staff to ensure patients receive safe, effective, compassionate and appropriate care.

The post holder will work within their professional competence and the NMC Code, recognising when further advice, support or clinical escalation is required.

The Practice Nurse will undertake a varied programme of clinical consultations and procedures, including:

• General nursing assessments and consultations.
• Routine observations, including blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturations, temperature, weight and BMI.
• New patient health assessments.
• NHS Health Checks.
• Health promotion and lifestyle advice.
• Cardiovascular risk assessment.
• Smoking cessation and healthy lifestyle support.
• Wound assessment and management.
• Dressings and wound care.
• Suture and clip removal.
• ECG recording.
• Urinalysis and appropriate investigations.
• Blood sampling where trained and competent.
• Spirometry and respiratory assessments where appropriately trained.
• Ear care where appropriately trained.
• Supporting minor illness and appropriate escalation of patients where required.
• Patient education and self-management advice.
• Comply with the practice Infection Prevention and Control policy.
• Follow appropriate hand hygiene procedures.
• Use PPE appropriately.
• Maintain safe clinical environments.
• Dispose of clinical waste and sharps appropriately.
• Maintain appropriate standards of cleanliness and infection control within the treatment room.
• Report infection control concerns to the appropriate person.

• The Practice Nurse will actively promote preventative healthcare and support patients to improve their health and wellbeing.

  This may include:

  • Healthy lifestyle advice.
  • Weight management.
  • Smoking cessation.
  • Alcohol awareness.
  • Exercise and physical activity.
  • Cardiovascular risk reduction.
  • Diabetes prevention and management.
  • Respiratory health.
  • Vaccination awareness.
  • Screening programmes.
  • Self-management of long-term conditions.
• Participate in infection control audits where required.

• The Practice Nurse will contribute to the practice's clinical governance programme by:

  • Participating in clinical audits.
  • Contributing to quality improvement projects.
  • Participating in significant event reviews.
  • Identifying opportunities to improve patient care.
  • Following evidence-based clinical guidance.
  • Supporting implementation of national and local healthcare initiatives.
  • Maintaining awareness of relevant changes in primary care.
  • Contributing to practice meetings where appropriate.
  • Supporting the practice to meet CQC, NHS and contractual requirements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience using a clinical software system
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Very organised
• Well presented
• Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

• Experience in an NHS GP Practice
• Experience using EMIS Web
• Diabetes lead experience

Qualifications

Essential

• RCN qualification
• NMC registration
• Cytology trained taking Smears/HPV
• Immunisations child & travel
• Wound care
• Experience with Chronic Disease Reviews

Desirable

• Spirometry
• FeNo trained
• Specialist qualification in Diabetes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hook Surgery

Address

Hook Surgery

The Merritt Medical Centre

CHESSINGTON

Surrey

KT9 2GY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hooksurgerychessington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Package Description

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be part of our valued team in our Pharmacy Service, HMP Chelmsford. You will be receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Salary of £32,648.00 - £39,177.60 depending on experience, and Group Pension.
• Receive a competitive salary enhancement for working pattern will vary each week and will include weekend coverage
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Pharmacy Technician to join our healthcare team within the HMP Chelmsford prison. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of pharmaceutical services in a secure and structured environment. You will play a key role in supporting the prison healthcare team, managing medication administration, and ensuring the effective delivery of pharmaceutical services.

Working pattern: 40 hours per week, spread over four days (7:00 AM 6:00 PM), and 20 or 30 part time hours can be arranged for flexible working, following a rolling schedule over an eight-week period. The working pattern will vary each week and will include weekend coverage.

Please follow the below link to get a full insight on a 'day in the life of' one of our valued Pharmacy Technicians:

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.jobs/day-in-the-life-pharmacy-technician

• The post holder will work as an effective member of the Pharmacy team in providing healthcare services, including medication administration to the patients.
• They will assist in the delivery of a high quality pharmacy service, providing medicines management services to assist in tackling identified inequalities within the prison.
• The post holder will also provide pharmacy related information to patients, prison officers and other healthcare professionals, ensuring that the level of advice given is appropriate to need.
• The role requires autonomous function and within the scope of competency, whilst being a support and resource to less experienced members of staff.
• Assist with the implementation and development of pharmacy support to all the residential wings in the prison which includes, where appropriate, advising patients on the correct use of medication.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records both written and electronic.
• Recognise signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol withdrawal and support patients with substance misuse problems, support patients who are distressed and could be at risk of harming themselves or others or could be at risk of suicide
• Communicate effectively with other team members, prison staff and external agencies both verbally and written
• Undertake all mandatory and additional training as identified
• Use and encourage others to be familiar with the security systems within the prison
• Undertake all duties as required of a Pharmaceutical Professional in HMP Chelmsford and to comply with the competencies, knowledge and skills framework of the Department of Health

Person Specification

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to build and develop relationships
• Must be confident and capable of autonomous practice and able to work independently

Essential Experience / Qualifications

• Qualified with an NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacist Technician with current General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) membership
• All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi professional team within a fast-paced environment

Desirable Experience

• Experience in a Prison environment
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Qualified in ACT (Accredited Checking Technician)
• Qualified in MMT (Medicines Management Technician)

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified with an NVQ Level 3, BTEC or equivalent. Registered Pharmacist Technician with current General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) membership. All candidates are subject to prison vetting checks. Ability to work effectively as part of a multi professional team within a fast-paced environment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chelmsford

CM2 6JT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients as well as providing nursing assistance to the doctors and other members of the primary healthcare team. The duties will include all tasks normally undertaken by an experienced RGN and in addition any roles agreed between the nurse and the doctors as appropriate, having regard to current training.

• Offer a holistic approach to travel health by providing comprehensive advice to patients prior to travel including; vaccinations and medicines, safe sex, food hygiene, sun protection.
• Offer advice about childhood and adult vaccinations and ensure vaccines are administered under patient group directions.
• Running well person clinics and health promotion programmes by providing a holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise. Facilitates change.
• Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.
• Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines
• Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child abuse.
• Perform a holistic assessment of patients attending for cervical cytology smear tests.
• Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines.
• Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines.
• Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written).
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment.
• Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times.

• Contribute to the assessment of service needs.
• Assist patients to identify their health needs.
• Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan.
• Manage and organise individual patient consultations.
• Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards.
• To attend staff meetings.
• Ensure effective relationships and communications with the PHCT and other agencies.
• Support the Practice clinical governance agenda.
• Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines.

• Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with the manager.
• Participate in clinical supervision.
• Support others with their training and development needs.
• To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills.

• Maintain good industrial relations.
• Take reasonable care of his/her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her act or omission.
• Co-operation with the practice to ensure all members of the team adheres to statutory regulations/policies and codes of practice and departments safety rules.
• Offer innovative ways of working and opportunities to facilitate learning.
• Facilitates a learning environment within the team.
• Maintains a caring environment through the support of colleagues.
• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
• Job description will be attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
• Registered first level nurse
• Clinical supervision training and experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Green Lane Medical Centre

Address

15 Green Lane

Tuebrook

Liverpool

L13 7DY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.greenlanemc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To engage people with substance misuse problems to enter treatment services. To provide advice, assessment and brief interventions along with some structured key working and make onward referrals to specialist services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You should have relevant experience in the substance misuse field and hold a relevant qualification, such as:
• A degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or a related subject or
• Diploma in Adult Care or equivalent
• Level 3 Tackling Substance Misuse qualification or equivalent
• Newly qualified Social Workers are welcome to apply we support the ASYE programme.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within substance misuse services
• Experience of key working and psychological/psychosocial interventions
• Experience of substance misuse treatment approaches
• Experience of providing brief interventions
• Experience of undertaking assessments of need and risk
• Experience of providing harm reduction advice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Alcohol & Drug Service

Address

The Alcohol & Drug Service

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://ads-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 27th August 2026

Closing date : 10th September 2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as, a First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN, RNLD) or equivalent as an AHP, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist
• Mentor Training.
• Evidence of post-registration training in clinical/ psychological interventions / skills relevant to the post.
• Proven track record of post registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
• Training in CPA (Care Programme Approach), Safeguarding, MAPPA (Multi Agency Panel for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults) and Child Protection.
• Up-to-date knowledge/experience of relevant legislation.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community team
• Post Registration Qualifications in Psychological Interventions
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Proven ability to carry out and provide comprehensive written assessments of individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management / Safety Planning skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective & appropriate treatment options including a range of evidence based clinical approaches as identified in N.I.C.E. Guidance).
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of a high level of professional, organisational and leadership skills (self & others).
• Ability to adapt within a changing environment.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Clinical Leadership.
• Training & Induction of staff.
• Delegation skills.
• Debriefing skills.
• Teaching/Presentation skills.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
• Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, NMC standards and other local and national initiatives.

Desirable

• Understanding of difficult to manage/challenging behaviours.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside Recovery Partnership

2nd Floor Wallsend Community Hub & Library, 16 The Forum

Wallsend

NE28 8JR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The post holder will work as part of the practice team, responsible for the accurate and timely summarising and clinical coding of patient correspondence. The role will involve reviewing incoming correspondence, identifying relevant clinical information, taking appropriate action, and ensuring that items requiring clinical input are promptly forwarded to the appropriate member of the Clinical Team.

The post holder will contribute to maintaining accurate, up-to-date and high-quality patient records, while ensuring that all correspondence is processed efficiently, confidentially and in accordance with practice procedures and NHS requirements.

Key Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all correspondence is dealt with in an efficient and timely manner and within our service level agreements.

Key duties include:

Accurately code diagnoses, symptoms, procedures, investigations and clinical information using SNOMED CT and other relevant coding systems.

Review and code information from patient consultations, clinical letters, hospital correspondence, test results and discharge summaries.

Ensure patient records are complete, accurate, up to date and appropriately coded.

Identify missing or unclear clinical information and liaise with GPs and other clinicians where clarification is required.

Support the practice with QOF, enhanced services, IIF and other contractual reporting requirements.

Maintain confidentiality and comply with GDPR, information governance and practice policies.

Identify coding discrepancies or duplicate/inaccurate entries and make appropriate corrections.

Support the practice in achieving high-quality clinical data and accurate reporting.

Keep up to date with changes to coding standards, NHS requirements and primary care contractual requirements.

Work closely with GPs, practice nurses, administrators and the wider practice team to improve the quality of clinical records.

Contribute to continuous improvement of clinical coding processes and data quality within the practice.

Correspond with patients and hospital trusts regarding relevant clinical and administrative matters.

Reception support, including booking nursing appointments, responding to patient enquiries, signposting patients to appropriate healthcare services, and providing guidance and support with the use of AskMyGP.

Take opportunities (make every contact count MECC) as appropriate to remind patients to book checks, for example chronic disease annual reviews, childhood immunisations, cervical screening

Confidentiality

In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Health and Safety

The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:

Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines

Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks

Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills

Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards

Reporting potential risks identified

Equality and Diversity

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation

Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Monthly training sessions as necessary

Quality

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk

Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision

Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance

Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectively manage own time, workload and resources

Communication

The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:

Communicate effectively with other team members

Communicate effectively with patients and carers

Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly

Contribution to the Implementation of Services

The post-holder will:

Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance

Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

Participate in audit where appropriate

Equal Opportunities

Cardinal Medical Practice is an equal opportunities employer and you will be expected to comply with all relevant policies and procedures in this area together with all other policies and procedures as initiated by the practice.

Work Visa/Permits/Leave to Remain

If you are a non-resident of the United Kingdom or European Economic Union, you are required to have a valid work visa and leave to remain in the UK, which is renewed as required. The Practice is unable to employ or continue to employ you if you require but do not have a valid work visa and/or leave to remain in the UK.

Code of Conduct

All staff are required to work in accordance with the code of conduct for their professional group (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health Professions Council, General Medical Council, NHS Code of Conduct for Senior Managers).

Infection Control

It is the responsibility of all staff, whether clinical or non-clinical, to familiarise themselves with and adhere to current policy in relation to the prevention of the spread of infection.

Clinical staff, on entering and leaving clinical areas and between contacts with patients, must apply alcohol gel to their hands and also wash their hands frequently with soap and water. Staff are required to communicate any infection risks to the Infection Control lead.

Complaints

From time to time, complaints may occur, no matter how professional the approach of our staff. All complaints are investigated promptly, and the full co-operation of staff is required. The current guidelines amplify the above points with policies and procedures explained.

Clinical Governance and Risk Management

The Practice believes everyone has a role to play in improving and contributing to the quality of care provided to our patients. As an employee of the practice you are expected to take a proactive role in supporting the Practices clinical governance agenda by:

Taking part in activities for improving quality such as clinical audit

Identifying and managing risks through incident and near miss reporting and undertaking risk assessments

Following polices, guidelines and procedures

Maintaining continued professional development

• Clinical staff making entries into patient health records are required to follow any Practice standards of record keeping

Information Quality Assurance

As an employee of the Practice it is expected that you will take due diligence and care in regard to any information collected, recorded, processed or handled by you during the course of your work and that such information is collected, recorded, processed and handled in compliance with Practice requirements and instructions.

Freedom of Information

The post holder should be aware of the responsibility placed on employees under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is responsible for helping to ensure that the Practice complies with the Act when handling or dealing with any information relating to Practice activity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Previous experience of using SystmOne
• Previous experience of clinical coding

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cardinal Medical Practice

Address

Deben Road Surgery

2 Deben Road

Ipswich

IP1 5EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cardinalmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will contribute to the service in ensuring service users consistently receive high quality services that adhere to the best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards. They will be required to actively contribute to the overall performance of the service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved.

They will be required to record and input client data and information in order that the service operates within contractual, administrative and financial requirements.

The post-holder will be required to work flexibly across a number of operational sites as required and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This will include some evening and weekend working as determined by service user need.

The post-holder will be expected to take responsibility for personal development, identifying personal training needs and participate in regular supervision, appraisal. They will be required to engage fully in the process for revalidation.

Role-specific responsibilities

This post-holder will be responsible to the Clinical Lead /Consultant Psychiatrist or Regional Lead Consultant in fulfilling the following duties:

Good medical care

• To provide a clinical assessment, including relevant psychiatric and physical investigation, of a wide range of substance misusers presenting to the service.
• In conjunction with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team to plan and deliver appropriate individually tailored treatment plans.
• To regularly review and monitor patients treatment progress (including results of urinalysis and other laboratory investigations).
• To keep accurate appropriate and up-to-date medical and administrative documentation including computer records. These should be entered on the same day or as soon as possible after the clinical consultation.
• To liaise closely with other relevant professionals and organisations including non-statutory addiction services, adult psychiatric services, general practitioners, medical colleagues, Social Services and Prison Services.
• To operate within guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to the post.
• To provide clinical advice, liaison and consultation as required to colleagues in primary care, community services and acute specialties in line with new ways of working
• Engaging with people who have substance misuse problems and providing them with general healthcare and general mental health assessments and contribute to the development of individual care plans.
• Provide specialist prescribing assessments to opiate, stimulant, tranquilizer, barbiturate, alcohol dependent clients, and those with novel psychoactive substance use.
• Initiate appropriate prescribing regimes to clients in line with national legislation and national and local guidance.
• Provide medical management and reviews of prescribed clients
• Provide sound evidence-based clinical practice to facilitate effective treatment decisions.
• Work with other team members to ensure effective administration in terms of record keeping, discharge summaries and correspondence to other relevant bodies. Work with management team to ensure all paperwork is regularly audited.
• Conduct phlebotomy tests if required and support nursing team in ensuring that the maximum number of service users are tested for BBVs and vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B.
• Be an active part of the management team to ensure service and organisational goals are met and that clinical standards are kept high.
• Support nursing team to titrate patients safely on to a treatment regime and ensure that procedures are constantly reviewed to promote best evidenced based practice in accordance with CGLs clinical guidelines.
• Support nursing team to offer wound care assessment.
• Promote understanding in relation to working with individuals suffering from addiction problems.
• Develop, review and audit recovery plans, provide health education especially in regard to harm minimisation, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention.
• Provide training, advice and support to other clinical staff to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, promoting the nomination of named link workers and actively supporting the implementation of integrated care pathways.
• Support the provision of GP shared care in the locality where based.
• Be able when required to represent CGL at a range of meetings with other professionals and agencies in order to evaluate, monitor and develop treatment services for the service user group and minimise barriers to treatment.
• Take an active part in the implementation, adherence and development of internal and external clinical governance procedures.
• Will play a pivotal role in complete clinical audit process within service
• Support the service in carrying out research which will be of benefit to the future treatment of patients
• Utilise evidence-based psychosocial interventions such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural techniques and brief interventions in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.
• When necessary, covering duties of their colleagues and other junior medical staff, in order to ensure continuity of medical care.
• To participate in cross-cover arrangements with medical colleagues from other CGL regional services.
• To provide guidance and support as appropriate to newly appointed and less experienced medical colleagues.
• To provide guidance and support as appropriate to Non Medical Prescribers.
• The post holder should also accept that he/she might be required to perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseeable circumstances at the request of the Consultant/Associate Medical Director.

Maintaining good medical practice

• All doctors are expected to participate in continuing professional development, annual appraisal and revalidation and to join appropriate supervision and PDP groups for the role. Doctors are actively encouraged to take their CPD entitlement in line with Royal College Guidelines and to support the development needs identified in their PDP, Peer Group reviews and appraisal.
• The post-holder will attend the monthly Doctors Meeting; which includes an academic programme of CPD, and complex case discussions. They will also be able to attend any other CPD activities organised by this group. There will also be a monthly management meeting for doctors to attend, and this will be chaired by the Associate Medical Director for the region.
• The post-holder will have an annual (GMC) appraisal with an appropriately trained appraiser

Relationships with others

• To work in partnership with users and carers so that they are fully involved in and empowered to make decisions about their treatment and care.
• To work constructively with managers and clinical colleagues to maintain effective team working and service improvement.
• Establish good communication and effective working relationships with all relevant agencies in relation to individual patients and service development.
• Build a knowledge of and links with voluntary and independent service providers locally.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree and completing of Basic Medical Training Full GMC- UK Registration and Licence to Practice
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent Section 12 approved

Experience

Essential

• Experience in delivering evidence based treatments in Substance Misuse Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting and with other Agencies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Change Grow Live

Address

Changing Lives

3 Blossom Street

YORK

YO24 1AU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.changegrowlive.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Refer to Key Local Information and Job Description

• To undertake comprehensive assessments of service users referred to the team, both urgent and routine, including specialist assessments of clients requiring non-medical prescribing, ensuring that a full health and social needs assessment, including medical history and medication history, is undertaken and implemented where required.
• To establish diagnosis and prescribe accordingly, discussing all treatment options (including non-pharmacological treatment) and potential side-effects with each service user.
• To ensure that record keeping is both up to date and accurate adhering to Trust, NMC and good practice guidelines, including clear documentation of medications discussed their effects and risks.
• To establish, plan and implement Clinical Management Plans (CMPs) where appropriate and review at least annually.
• To request formal diagnostic tests in line with Trust, NICE and Department of Health guidelines.
• To assess and review the service users progress with their care coordinator.
• To prescribe and change medications within area of speciality and competence.
• To formulate, implement and evaluate individual care plans and nursing treatment plans with the involvement of all parties in the care of the service user.
• To work within Trust Medicines and Non-Medical Prescribing Policies.
• To establish and maintain good liaison with GP practices and other mental health services in the area, including sharing prescribing information and rationale.
• To maintain comprehensive case records in line with Trust requirements, including recording medications prescribed.
• To ensure that all prescribing decisions are communicated.
• To be the lead Drug and Alcohol nurse prescriber supporting the care of service users within the framework of the Care Programme Approach [CPA]
• To undertake risk assessments and management plans.
• To monitor and evaluate the quality of care given to service users.
• To offer carers an assessment of their needs.
• Prepare reports for tribunals, case conferences as required.
• To ensure the Trust Policies in relation to CPA, Risk Management and Confidentiality are strictly adhered to.
• To maintain an holistic approach with service users and work with them in all aspects of their lives in a variety of settings.
• To participate in the Reach SPOC Duty System to provide urgent response and advice to service users as required.

Person Specification

Professional registration/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (part 1)
• Post registration qualification in Nurse Independent / Supplementary Prescriber recorded by NMC.

Clinical Assessment Skills

Essential

• Approved Medication Management training (this incorporates CBT techniques, motivational interviewing and psycho-education).
• At least 3 years post qualifying experience in Mental Health, 2 at Band 6 or above
• At least 6 months experience working as a Supplementary Nurse Prescriber. o Expert clinical assessment skills.
• Experience of care co-ordination for a group of service users, developing specialised Clinical Management Plans.
• Knowledge of key Government targets in Mental Health.
• Experience of using different treatment models in practice.
• Thorough knowledge of the principals of CPA.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of current Mental Health legislation.
• Can demonstrate knowledge and principal of Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
• Knowledge of the National Service Framework standards.

Other

Essential

• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.

Desirable

• Experience of leading clinical teams

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with other staff. o Good organisational skills.
• Able to be self-motivated and self-directing.
• Experience of clinical audit process.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Weymouth Drug & Alcohol Service (Reach)

Weymouth Coffee Tavern

Weymouth

DT4 8JH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Work

• Lead the more junior psychological professionals within your service, such that the best professional standards are deployed.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to assistant psychologists and counsellors as appropriate.
• Provide rotational monthly group supervision for Service Team Member, Mental Health First Aiders and Web Chat/SUEC Practitioners in your given service delivery area as required and if these roles are present.
• In the course of your work build and maintain links with local NHS, voluntary sector providers and other related services, enabling shared learning and collaboration.

Clinical andClinical Leadership

• Provide consultation, training and clinical supervision to assistant psychologists, multidisciplinary professionals and non-clinical colleagues to support the provision of psychologically-based interventions.
• Provide highly specialist, psychological assessment and formulation for the people who use our services.
• Promote and contribute to multidisciplinary assessments that reflect an understanding of the impact of adverse experiences on a persons mental health and overall well being.
• Provide highly specialist, evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions with due regard to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Receive regular clinical supervision from a senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, and to use opportunities for relevant peer support and CPD through Change Grow Lives Psychology Team.
• Use theory, literature, and research to support evidence-based and evidence-informed practice within the service.
• Lead provision to ensure that interventions provided are trauma informed,
• Lead provision to ensure that interventions are delivered in accordance with NICE guidelines, CQC regulation and best practice.
• Ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and organisational standards and policy, utilising the local case management system.

Research and Development

• Contribute to and support colleagues with local, area and national evaluation, research projects and audits in this area.
• Use specialist knowledge of research methods to initiate and support research, service evaluation and audit, to improve services.

An opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Practitioner Psychologist to become a part of our multidisciplinary team, delivering comprehensive assessment, formulation and recovery focussed interventions to the people who access our services.

Under the supervision of a senior registered Psychologist, you will be part of our national Psychology Team with multiple opportunities for reflective practice, peer support, research, and CPD.

Having qualified you will be supported to complete our preceptorship programme over a maximum period of two years and upon successful completion there will be an opportunity for you to progress within your role, with an ongoing Highly Qualified Practitioner Psychologist opportunity.

You will ensure that people who access our services receive high quality care that adheres to best practice and evidence-based guidelines, improving the psychological well-being of people in our care.

Our model emphasises physical, psychological, and emotional safety and helps people to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment in their lives and in their communities. The post holder will work to ensure that psychological perspectives are central to everyones thinking. They will support the empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skills, and professional confidence around the needs of the people who access our services. The post holder will help the wider team create an innovative and effective trauma-informed service which adheres to recommended evidence base.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

If you are a Trainee Psychologist, we appreciate that you may not be able to demonstrate examples of the essential criteria in the job description and this will not affect your application. Please state clearly in either your personal statement or on your CV that you are still in training.

Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a psychologist and/or successful completion of a preceptorship.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment of people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of people, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Experience of the application of Clinical or Counselling Psychology in different contexts.
• Experience of working within a trauma informed framework.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of working in a drug and alcohol services and working with people who use drugs and/or alcohol.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• Experience and skill in using Motivational Interviewing. D
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions to people with experiences of complex trauma.

Skills/Abilities, Knowledge & understanding, other requirements

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention, and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. This requires the use of highly developed analytical and judgement skills.
• Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, and heightened situations such as verbal abuse, or threat of physical abuse.
• Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
• Skills in self-management, including time management.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information, including contentious and highly distressing information, to people who access our services, their families, carers and other professional colleagues across sectors.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, including regular supervision, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public,
• professional and academic settings.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the cohort of people accessing our services and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to addiction and recovery.

Desirable

• Additional training in relevant specialist psychological models - e.g. CBT, MBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic.
• Knowledge about addictions and the impact of these on individual and family life.
• Knowledge of the key psychosocial interventions used within the drug and alcohol field.
• Knowledge and skills in the use of psychometric and europsychological
• assessment.

Qualifications

Essential

• For Clinical Psychologists
• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology. (The statement of equivalence is designed for overseas qualified clinical
• psychologists who need to undertake further training to meet UK standards and for psychologists qualified in other domains
• wishing to become clinical psychologists. The statement is no longer available to new entrants.)
• For Counselling Psychology
• Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or the BPS Qualification in Counselling Psychology.
• For Forensic Psychology
• Professional Doctorate in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS); or Masters degree in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the BPS) plus stage two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology; or Stages one and two of the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology.
• Entry-level qualification in applied
• psychological therapy/mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice in this field (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/ supervised practice/ additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
• Registered with professional body as appropriate to discipline HCPC/APC/
• BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/ADMP-UK.

Desirable

• Training in clinical supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Change Grow Live

Address

Winstone House

199 Church Street

Blackpool, Lancashire

FY1 3TG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.changegrowlive.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To listen and talk to patients and their carers and develop therapeutic relationships

To undertake and accurately document observations and nursing care in line with Trust policy

To accurately report and feedback any concerns

To understand the importance of, and maintain the need for confidentiality in all patient matters

To participate in the maintenance of a clean, tidy, and safe environment

To value diversity and promote equality of opportunity for all and to ensue individuals are treated fairly

Attend to patients personal hygiene, including bathing, toileting, and dressing, promoting quality of life and independence

To act as a positive role model to the patients and staff

To demonstrate appropriate de-escalation skills in managing aggression exhibited by service users, subject to achieving agreed training and competency in Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression techniques

Escort patients as appropriate to other areas of the hospital or the hospital grounds as delegated by a trained member of staff

Completion of regular physical health observations, including the recording of these. Also completing the physical health paperwork within the admission process, including smoking/alcohol recording forms

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MINIMUM OF 12-MONTHS EXPERENCE WORKING AS A MENTAL HEALTH HCA WORKING IN NHS MH HOSPITAL OR PRIVATE MH HOSPITAL IN THE UK.
• MUST HOLD VALID PMVA CERT
• WE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR HCA WHO CAN WORK DAYS IDEALLY MONDAY-FRIDAY

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the Role Cromwell House - Cromwell Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6JE | Residential Alcohol & Opioid Detoxification Help us deliver safe, compassionate detoxification that changes lives. Cromwell House is a new residential detoxification service delivered through a partnership between With You and Recovery Connections, providing a safe, supportive environment for people undertaking alcohol and opioid detoxification. We are looking for an experienced Independent Nurse Prescriber to join the team and play a key role in establishing and delivering this innovative service. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse who wants to combine clinical leadership and high-quality substance use treatment within a residential setting. Job Opportunity Job Description/Person Specification This is a great role to support work life balance - working Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with no Bank Holiday working, you will provide clinical oversight for residents undertaking planned alcohol and opioid detoxification. You will have robust, supportive management from local With You Clinical Leads and will work closely with our Medicines Management team, Recovery Connections residential staff, community services, pharmacies and other healthcare professionals to ensure each person receives safe, evidence-informed and person-centred care. You will:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You will have:
• Registered Nurse status with current NMC registration.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) and prescribing experience appropriate to the role.
• Significant experience in substance use treatment and detoxification.
• Strong knowledge of alcohol and opioid withdrawal and associated risks.
• Experience of clinical assessment, risk stratification and medicines management.
• The confidence to work autonomously while knowing when to seek additional senior clinical advice or escalate care.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, mental capacity, clinical risk and professional accountability.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred and non-judgemental care.
• For an informal conversation about the role or to find out more about Cromwell House, please contact Gary Besterfield via [email protected]
• Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Please include a cover letter with your application, outlining how you feel you meet the requirements of the role.
• Closing date: Wednesday 16th September

Experience

Essential

• You will have:
• Registered Nurse status with current NMC registration.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) and prescribing experience appropriate to the role.
• Significant experience in substance use treatment and detoxification.
• Strong knowledge of alcohol and opioid withdrawal and associated risks.
• Experience of clinical assessment, risk stratification and medicines management.
• The confidence to work autonomously while knowing when to seek additional senior clinical advice or escalate care.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, mental capacity, clinical risk and professional accountability.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred and non-judgemental care.
• For an informal conversation about the role or to find out more about Cromwell House, please contact Gary Besterfield via [email protected]
• Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Please include a cover letter with your application, outlining how you feel you meet the requirements of the role.
• Closing date: Wednesday 16th September

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

We Are With You

Address

Darlington

DL3 7JX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Cygnet has 8 neuropsychiatry services across the country, each of which has at least one qualified psychologist/neuropsychologist on site.

Psychologists at these sites form the national neuropsychology team. The national team has monthly governance meetings to discuss best practice guidelines, support standardised practice and share clinical cases. There is a consultant neuropsychologist already in post within the national neuropsychology team. The national neuropsychology team have a variety of training in skills in areas such as forensic psychology, trauma therapy and EMDR, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Some members of the team are being supported to complete Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology and are currently undertaking the knowledge component.

Your role will be to:

• Oversee and co-ordinate the psychology service at Cygnet Paddocks.
• Provide line management and supervision to the psychologist and assistants on site
• Provide line management and supervision to other psychologists in the national neuropsychology department.
• Contribute to the Cygnet national neuropsychology department through attending and chairing meetings, presenting case studies, supporting the development of standardised practice, leading/contributing to service development projects, service related research and promoting positive governance practices.

• Positively contribute to the multidisciplinary team at Cygnet Paddocks.
• Carry out psychological assessments & provide therapy to individuals & groups.
• Support Cygnet Paddocks to implement the positive behaviour support approach to managing residents, including providing staff support and training and ensuring all residents at Cygnet Paddocks have an up to date positive behaviour support plan that is reflective of their needs.
• Collaboratively develop care plans, risk assessments and risk management measures with the MDT.
• Provide training & supervision to colleagues, and consultation to teams.
• Evaluate the local and national neuropsychology or neuropsychiatry service, contribute to its development & carry out clinical research.
• Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.

We are looking for someone who is...

• A HCPC registered Practitioner or Neuro Psychologist, ideally with experience of working in a neuro-rehabilitation and or mental health, forensic settings.

• On the British Psychological Society Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists or working towards this.

• On the British Psychological Society register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors or eligible for entry onto this.

• Passionate about working with people presenting with complex range of Neuropsychological difficulties.

• Capable of providing treatment for people with cognitive impairments such as memory problems, executive functioning difficulties, language difficulties alongside mental health difficulties, self-harm, physical & verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug & alcohol problem where appropriate and associated with Neuropsychological issues.

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• £4,000 towards relocation costs

• Strong career progression opportunities into management roles

• Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities

• Expert clinical supervision & peer support

• Employee referral scheme

• Pension scheme

• Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Ready to make a positive change?

Please click on the apply now link below or email [email protected]

Join us!

In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Widnes

WA8 5UY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological services within LCDAS, including assessment, formulation, intervention, consultation and risk management for adults with complex substance use and mental health presentations. They will contribute to the development and delivery of psychologically informed services by supporting colleagues, promoting evidence-based practice and helping to shape treatment pathways. The role includes responsibility for supervising assistant and trainee psychologists, contributing to staff development, and supporting multidisciplinary team functioning. The successful candidate will play an active role in service evaluation, quality improvement, audit and research, helping to ensure that clinical practice reflects current evidence and professional standards. They will also contribute to training programmes across the service and support the development of psychological skills within the wider workforce. The post holder will work autonomously within HCPC, BPS and Trust guidelines, maintaining high standards of clinical governance, record keeping and professional practice. They will contribute to promoting accessible, inclusive and culturally responsive services that meet the needs of the diverse communities served by the London Borough of Lambeth.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent
• Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice relevant to addictions
• Completed training course in clinical supervision
• Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

• Training in Motivational Interviewing and CBT for Addiction

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Addiction
• Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex mental health and co-occurring substance misuse needs
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training
• Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects

Desirable

• Experience of working in a specialist addictions service or in a role with a specific focus on working with clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use issue

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for people with mental health problems and substance use issue
• Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues.
• Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics for people with mental health and substance use issues
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis

Desirable

• Knowledge of policy and commissioning structures for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use issue

Skills

Essential

• To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
• To select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
• To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPAs and case reviews
• To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists.
• Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data

Desirable

• Skills in training staff in substance use specific interventions

Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively within a multi- disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate
• Ability to develop and use complex multi- media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
• Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lambeth Drug and Alcohol Team

12-14 Brighton Terrace

Brixton

SW9 8DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

PRACTICE NURSE

As an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will be expected to prioritise their own workload, anticipating and resolving problems. As part of a multidisciplinary clinical team of doctors, nurses and associated health professionals, the post holder will work as an independent practitioner providing nursing services to meet the needs of the practice population, including treatment room work, chronic disease management, child health, sexual health and general health promotion services. The post holder will also be responsible for raising awareness of health and social wellbeing influencing the broader context, enabling people to improve their own health and work collaboratively to tackle health inequalities. This post has no supervisory, managerial responsibility.

General Nursing Duties

a. Clinically assess and manage patients presenting with various conditions including Chronic Disease Management, Family Planning and Cervical Cytology and Travel Health. Initiating and perform diagnostic testing as provided by the practice, and be able to act on results.

b. Provide a triage service for patients and manage minor illness and injury as appropriate to personal competence and practice guidelines.

c.Actively promote healthy lifestyle, utilising current national and local health promotional strategies including opportunistic screening and intervention.

d.Undertake when appropriate any treatment room duties - venepuncture, dressings, complex wound management and aural care. Assist with minor surgical procedures, adhering to infection control guidelines.

e. Document and accurately record nursing intervention in patient's medical notes and/or database, in accordance with all NMC documentation and working regulations.

f. Provide a Family Planning and Sexual Health service to patients, including emergency contraception as determined by the practice. Supply or administer medication or vaccination using Patient Group Directions (PGDs) or using registered qualification of Extended/Supplementary Prescribing.

g. Provide clinical support to other nurses, being proactive in nurse educational requirements and involvement with this.

h. Responsible for professional supervision, risk management and monitoring of standards of clinical practice, ensuring provision of evidence-based best practice through clinical audit as recommended in the GMS contract whilst working collaboratively as a member of the local integrated primary healthcare team.

i. To provide nursing services to patients, including treatment, screening, advice and minor therapeutic procedures.

j. Responsible for the ordering of supplies including safe storage and handling of medicines including dressings and other practice equipment. Implement Health and Safety policies as laid down by the practice, ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff.

k. To undertake diagnostic tests including blood glucose monitoring, PEFR and urine analysis.

l. To advise on and supervise patients use of devices including PEFR meters, urinary diagnostic stix, blood glucose monitoring and nebulisers.

m. Preparation of patient and equipment for Minor Operations and IUCD insertions, assisting the Doctor and chaperoning the Doctor as requested.

n. To provide family planning advice, child immunisations and cervical cytology.

o. To take and despatch safely laboratory specimens including blood, urine, swabs and smears.

p. To apply dressings to wounds.

q. To remove sutures as necessary.

r. To provide ear syringing, treatment for cuts and bruises, dressings of wounds and leg ulcers and removal of sutures.

s. To provide immunisations for all ages and diseases and to know the contra-indications and side effects of vaccinations.

Health Promotion

a. To give lifestyle advice to patients including advice on smoking, alcohol consumption, diet and exercise.

b. To provide new registration health checks for new patients registering with the practice.

c. To provide well-person advice such as breast and cervical screening and HRT.

d. To provide health advice to patients concerning risks of heart disease and cancer, including those with a personal and/or family history.

e. To participate in and administer seasonal Flu vaccination to appropriate health groups to enable the practice to meet the national standards.

Chronic Disease Management

Chronic Disease Management will require a practice nurse to determine risk factors for the patient and professional judgement will be required for individual patients, regarding future planning and prevention or deterioration of disease.

Chronic Disease Management will require a practice nurse to determine risk factors for the patient and professional judgement will be required for individual patients, regarding future planning and prevention or deterioration of disease.

a. To provide Minor Injuries care in conjunction with the Doctors rota and to ensure that the nursing team are aware of all current guidelines, medication, care plans. Accepting referrals from colleagues where patients require specialist input.

b. To assist the Nurse Manager in running chronic disease management clinics and to contribute to the implementation of appropriate and specific national service frameworks guidelines and protocols.

Treatment Room Supplies and Equipment

a. Maintenance of treatment room equipment.

b. Daily checks of refrigeration.

c. Maintenance of treatment room stock, hygiene and tidiness.

d. Maintenance of drug and vaccine supplies and re-ordering.

Electronic Patient Records

a. Input Read Codes to maintain accurate computerised healthcare records of all patient consultations in line with information governance.

b. Use of templates, where available, for all consultations to ensure data completeness, continuity and accuracy.

c. Support the practice strategy on data collection and entry and performance against the new General Medical Services (GMS) Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) and all Enhanced Services the practice have signed up to deliver.

Clinical system Path Links Results

a. Check and match on a daily basis the validity of the Path Links results that have been sent electronically from local Hospitals.

Flexibility

The job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role and work very closely with the Nurse Manager and Practice Manager.

Equality and Diversity

The post holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

a. Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.

b. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

c. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Confidentiality

a. In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

b. In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

c. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Quality

The post holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will:

a. Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.

b. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.

c. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.

d. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

e. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources.

Health and Safety

a. Responsible for the safe use of all diagnostic and treatment equipment ranging from basic, e.g. syringes, sphygmomanometers, to complex equipment requiring additional training for use i.e. spirometry, defibrillator, and other emergency equipment.

b. Computers and related hardware on a daily basis.

c. Decontamination systems and all equipment associated in this process. The post holder must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) to ensure that the agreed procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Smoking

The practice actively discourages smoking.

Other Information

The post holder will be based at either Charles Hicks Centre or Roman Gate. The job description will change by mutual agreement, in such instances the post holder will be issued with an amendment or given a new job description.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Desirable

• An understanding of how General Practice fits into the NHS structure
• Some knowledge of the practice clinical system (systmOne)

Qualifications

Essential

• Good Standard of General education
• Registered Nurse
• Membership of Nursing and Midwifery Council

Desirable

• Family Planning qualification
• Asthma Diploma
• Diabetes Diploma

Experience

Essential

• Experience of procedures listed in the job description
• Experience of using own initiative

Desirable

• Experience of working in a General Practice
• Practical experience of computerised Recording system (systmOne)
• Experience of Chronic Disease Management

Behaviours

Essential

• Planning & Organising
• Performing under Pressure
• Adaptability
• Team Working
• Self motivated

Skills

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills (written & Oral)
• Time Management
• Conflict management
• Problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Basic IT Skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hicks Group practice

Address

Charles Hicks Centre

75 Ermine Street

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 3EZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.charleshicksmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)